000 CDUS43 KDMX 060657 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1253 AM CST TUE DEC 6 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 8 1243 PM 67 2001 35 -27 42 MINIMUM -16R 412 AM -3 1992 17 -33 20 AVERAGE -4 26 -30 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.68 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.38 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.25 0.10 0.38 SINCE DEC 1 0.35 0.25 0.10 0.38 SINCE JAN 1 29.98 32.29 -2.31 34.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.3 1925 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.3 1.0 8.3 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 9.3 1.0 8.3 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 5.9 7.1 T SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 69 39 30 34 MONTH TO DATE 292 192 100 164 SINCE DEC 1 292 192 100 164 SINCE JUL 1 1648 1755 -107 1509 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 856 758 98 616 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 1000 PM LOWEST 72 600 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 60 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -13 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 6 2005......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST DECEMBER 7 2005......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 5 256 PM 62 2001 31 -26 38 MINIMUM -7R 637 AM -5 1977 15 -22 22 AVERAGE -1 23 -24 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.38 1982 0.04 -0.04 0.13 MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.23 0.10 0.13 SINCE DEC 1 0.33 0.23 0.10 0.13 SINCE JAN 1 39.27 33.63 5.64 41.62 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1917 0.2 -0.2 T 1972 MONTH TO DATE 4.6 1.0 3.6 T SINCE DEC 1 4.6 1.0 3.6 T SINCE JUL 1 8.0 6.6 1.4 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 66 42 24 35 MONTH TO DATE 289 206 83 175 SINCE DEC 1 289 206 83 175 SINCE JUL 1 1702 1889 -187 1760 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 769 655 114 386 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 900 PM LOWEST 72 1100 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 62 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -15 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 6 2005......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 7 2005......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY